Match Prediction: DRX - Maru Gaming | VALORANT
VCT 2022: Korea Stage 2 ChallengersDRX Prediction - Maru Gaming
The long-awaited, final stage of the Valorant Champions Tour 2022 Korea Stage 2 Challengers has come, the two strongest contenders Maru Gaming and DRX will meet in the grand final, but the victory will go to the best of them. Previously, the clubs held two meetings, as a result of which they defeated DRX both times.
The next meeting will take place on June 26, in a bo5 format, in which they will fight for the champion title, a cash prize and also a ticket to the VCT 2022 Stage 2 Master Copenhagen.
Form DRX
To be honest, after the first matches in the group stage, there was no doubt that the team would be one of the participants in the grand final. Having easily finished all matches in the group with a total score of 7-0, the players went to the upper bracket semi-finals, where they confidently dealt with Word Game Star (2-0). After that, the next match and no less easy victory against DAMWON Gaming (2-0) in the winners' final allowed the club to be one step away from victory.
DRX line-up
- stax
- Rb
- zest
- BuZz
- Mako
The entire roster in the past played for the Vision Strikers, as I wrote about earlier, but after the transition to the new flag, the players began to show a phenomenal game. Separately, I would like to note Rb, playing on Neon he shows really high-class results, in most matches being in first place in the post-match table.
Results of the last 5 matches
- Defeated DAMWON Gaming 2-0
- Defeated Maru Gaming 2-0
- Defeated CNJ Esports 2-0
- Defeated SPEAR Gaming 2-0
- Defeated World Game Star 2-0
This statistic is another confirmation of what was said earlier, for DRX players the level of opponents is completely unimportant, both in the group stage and in the playoffs, all matches were closed 2-0. This shows that the team is head and shoulders above any of the present teams.
DRX Card Statistics
Bind 74% in 43 matches
Haven 89% in 63 matches
Split 89% in 45 matches
Ascent 82% in 45 matches
Maru Gaming Uniform
Unlike rivals, few could have imagined that the team would go so far. They went through the group stage with difficulty, but still the 5th place and the overall score of 3-4 allowed the club to get into the playoffs, where in the first match of the quarter-finals they lost to World Game Star (1-2), after which they fell into the lower bracket.
But then the unexpected happened, the first match in the losers ended with a victory over On Sla2ers (2-0), who were previously considered one of the favorites. After advancing to the semi-finals of the lower bracket, they again faced the World Game Star, and this time they got revenge by throwing them out of the tournament with a score (2-0). They defeated DAMWON Gaming again in the loser's final (3-1), and now they face the toughest opponent of the entire tournament.
Maru Gaming roster
- Nakji
- WIX
- Chibab
- moves
- Leon Hi
As a result of the substitutions that I wrote about earlier, two new players Moves and Chibab joined the club, and if the former does not show anything special, playing weaker than most of the team members. The second rookie Chibab has a much better situation, on his beloved Jett he outperforms even the old players of the squad, constantly being at the top of the post-match table.
Result of the last 5 matches
- Defeated World Game Star 2-0
- Defeated On Sla2ers 2-0
- Defeated DAMWON Gaming 3-1
- Lost to World Game Star 1-2
- Lost to CNJ Esports 1-2
Maru Gaming Card Statistics
Split 64% in 11 matches
Ascent 64% in 11 matches
Breeze 67% in 12 matches
Fracture 57% over 14 matches
Match prediction
It will be incredibly interesting to watch the upcoming match, because both teams traveled different roads to the grand final. If DRX showed an excellent game from the very beginning of the group stage, then Maru Gaming can easily be called a dark horse: showing a weak game at the beginning of the tournament, after hitting a loser, they easily overcame all opponents. We will not know if these victories were a series of accidents, or if this was their plan, in any case, I still trust a stable result more, and for me personally, DRX were and remain favorites, so I will give my vote for them.
The result is a victory for DRX.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team DRX as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.007. Maru Gaming chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 10.41 by bookmakers.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | DRX | Maru Gaming |
5 matches (wins) | 5 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 9 | 6 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 2 matches with each other. And DRX won 2 times while Maru Gaming correspondingly became the winner 0 times.